[OSX-Users] Re: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) & Messages

[Jules]

You need to get it from the cifs location as I indicated. There isn't 
web access to it.
In Finder, thump Command-K and enter the whole cifs path (including the 
" Lion") on the end.

Jules.

On 17/02/2012 10:56, Tom Hebbron wrote:
> Hi Jules,
>
> I just tried to fetch this via 
> https://secure.ecs.soton.ac.uk/support/distribution/private/, but the 
> link to apple from there results in a 403 permission denied. Should 
> this work, or do I need to VPN in?
>
> Ta,
> Tom.
>
> On 17 February 2012 10:42, Jules <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk 
> <mailto:sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk>> wrote:
>
>     2 things for you this morning folks, for *brave* people only!
>
>     1. Apple released the first Developer Preview of Mountain Lion (OS
>     X 10.8) yesterday afternoon. It's on the software service at
>        cifs://software.ecs.soton.ac.uk/software/images/apple/Mountain
>     <http://software.ecs.soton.ac.uk/software/images/apple/Mountain> Lion
>        Like Lion, just copy the installer app into your Applications
>     folder and run it.
>        Do *NOT* run this on your main Macs yet, I don't yet know how
>     stable or functional it is.
>
>     2. Apple also released the first beta of their new "Messages" app
>     for Lion/Snow Leopard.
>        This gives you the ability to send and receive iMessages to and
>     from people's iPhones and iPads.
>        Dead cool! :-)
>        Currently, to get a message to someone's iPhone, you must use
>     their Apple ID email address or another email address they have
>     listed as an alternative address. If you send it to their phone
>     number, only the iPhone will receive it and not their Mac or iPad.
>     Apple know all about this problem and are working on a solution.
>        This beta app will expire when Mountain Lion is released.
>        It does appear to work okay!
>        Get it from:
>     http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/messages-beta/
>
>     Have fun y'all!
>
>     Jules
>
>     -- 
>     sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk <mailto:sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk>
>
>

Jules

-- 
sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk

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